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Bacteria- Structure

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Eukaryotic unicellular material
Nucleoid, Pilus, Plasmid, Ribosome, Cytoplasm, Cytoplasmic membrane, Cell wall, Capsule, Flagellum

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Nucleoid

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a mass of genetic material

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Pilus

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a hair or a structure resembling a hair

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Plasmid

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a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of chromosomes

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Ribosome

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structures that make proteins

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Cytoplasm

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a gel-like material in where ribosomes and genetic material are suspended

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Cytoplasmic membrane

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a thin layer of phospholipids and proteins that controls movement of nutrients in and out of cell

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Cell Wall

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thin peptidoglycan with outer layer lipopolysaccharide vs. thick peptidoglycan with no outer layer

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Capsule

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a third layer that helps prevent bacteria from drying out of being engulfed by larger microorganisms

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Flagellum

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a slender thread-like structure used for motility

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Bacteria- Classification

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Cell Call thickness: gram negative vs gram positive
Shapes: Spherical (cocci), Rod-shaped (bacilli), and Spiral-shaped (spirochete)

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Gram negative

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thin cell walls; pink or red when dyed

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Gram positive

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thick cell walls; blue or purple when dyed

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Virus- Structure

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Capsid, Nucleocapsid, envelope, nucleic acid, polyhedral or spherical in shape

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Capsid

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protein Shell that encloses the nucleic acid
-Protect nucleic acid from digestion by enzymes
-contain special sites on surface to allow virion to attach to host cell
-provide proteins that enable it to penetrate host cell membrane and can inject nucleic acid into cell’s cytoplasm

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Nucleocapsid

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shell around nucleic acid made of capsomers

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Envelope

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composed of two lipid layers interspersed with protein molecules (lipoprotein bilayer), may contain material from membrane of a host cell as well as virus -> later on replaces cell membrane proteins with its own

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Nucleic acid

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single verses double stranded DNA or RNA

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Double Stranded (ds) DNA

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replicate by entering host cell nucleus -> use host cell polymerases->make messenger RNA-> transcription complex binds to DNA-> RNA polymerase used to make mRNA using negative strand of the DNA

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Single Stranded (ss) DNA

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use same mechanism for transcription as dsDNA viruses, but ssDNA first converted into double-stranded form by host DNA polymerases in cell nucleus

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Double stranded (ds) RNA

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enter host cells-> mRNA made by transcribing negative strand-> mRNA produced used either for translation to produce viral proteins or as a template for genome replication

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Positice sense single stranded (ss+)RNA

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genome acts as mRNA (no transcription needed for translation)-> produce +sense copies from neg sense strands of intermediate dsRNA genome-> acts both in transcription and as a replication molecule

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Negative sense singe stranded (ss-) RNA

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transcribe mRNA directly from neg sense genome, some are ambisense- both post and neg strands separately encode viral proteins-> produce two separate mRNA strands: 1 directly from neg sense genome and 1 from complementary pos sense strand

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Single stranded RNA with DNA intermediate

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retrovirus, embed in the host

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Double-stranded DNA with RNA intermediate
has a gap that is repaired to create a complete dsDNA genome
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Protozoa
parasite -unicellular eukaryotes with vesicular nuclei enclosed in membrane; also have cilia, flagella, and psuedopodia -organelles similar to higher animals - Pellicle, Endosome/Karyosome -cytoplasm has both ectoplasm and endoplasm
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Pellicle
a thin skin or film covering on some protozoa; can be rigid
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Endosome/Karyosome
intracellular sorting organelles that regulate trafficking of proteins and lipids among other subcellular compartments of secretory and endocytic pathway
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Nematodes
Helminths, parasite - cylindrical in shape -body wall composed of a noncellular outer cuticle that is a chemically complex structure with a thin hypodermis and musculature Alae, Bursa
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Alae
longitudinal ridges in cuticle in some species
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Bursa
flap-like extension of cuticle found on males to help attach to females for mating
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Cestodes
Helminth, parasite - flat, elongated, and contain multiple segments -> can be relatively short or extremely long -PROGLOTTIDS, scolex, neck, strobila -lacks alimentary organs
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Proglottid
each segment of a tapeworm, containing a complete sexually mature reproductive system
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Scolex
head of parasite; has different mechanisms of latching of depending on species
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Neck
region of segment proliferation
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Strobila
chain of proglottids
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Trematodes
Helminth, parasite - leaf-like, bilaterally symmetrical, and dorsoventrally flattened -have an oral sucker and acetabulum or sucker on ventrum to help adhere to host -organs are embedded into parenchyma or connective tissue -very developed alimentary system -hermaphrodites
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Dimorphic fungi
2 form lifecycle- yeast (pathogenic) and mold (saprobic)
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Pathogenic
species dependent -spherule with endospores and thick encapsulating wall -thick walled budding yeast -intracellular budding yeast
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Saprobic
species dependent -septate hyphae branch at right angles, develop into arthroconidia with brittle empty septae in between -oval or pear-shaped conidia on tips of short conidiophores on septate hyphae -sunflower-like large tuberculate macroconidia and small tear drop like microconidia
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Monomorphic
-filamentous hypha with foot cells that attach to substrate in L or T shapes and provide nourishment -conidiophore, vesicle, conidia, mycelium, cytoplasm
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Conidiophore
slender, long, and perpendicular to foot cells a conidium-bearing hypha or filament
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Vesicle
spherical, elliptical, or club-shaped structure; forms layer of phialide cells
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Conidia
exogenous reproductive component developed from sterigmata; arranged in chains, with youngest conidia at base and oldest at the top
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Mycelium
tubular, septate, multinucleated, multicellular, hyaline, and branched structure; surrounded an outer and inner layer made of chitin
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Cytoplasm
granular appearance composed of cytoplasmic organelles
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Ecotoxicology
branch of science that deals with nature, effects, and interactions of substances that are harmful to environment and wildlife
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pesticide use affecting wildlife and arthropod populations
linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, reproductice effects, neurotoxicity, kidney and liver damage, birth defects, and developmental changes in a wide range of species
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pharmaceutical pollution on avian and invertebrate populations
causes alteration in growth, reproduction, and behavior
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air and water pollution from industries and humans
disruption of endocrine function, organ injury, increased vulnerability to stresses and diseases, lower reproductive success, and possible death
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Infectious
a disease or disease-causing agent that is transmitted to an animal/human through the environment
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Contagious
a disease or disease-causing agent that is transmitted between animals and/or humans
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Dissemination
widely dispersed in a tissue, organ, or entire body
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Acute
symptoms or signs that develop and progress quickly
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Chronic
continuing disease over an extended period of time (generally longer than several weeks)
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Vector-borne
infectious illnesses that are transmitted by a vector such as ticks, fleas, mosquitoes, sandflies, blackflies, kissing bugs
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Reservoir
primary host that harbors pathogen but shows no ill effects and serves as a source or infection
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Transstadial
type of transmission that occurs when a pathogen remains with vector from one life stage to the next
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Transovarial
type of transmission that occurs when a pathogen can be passed from the female to offspring
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Endospore
a resistant asexual spore that develops inside fungal spherule
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Foot cells
part of filamentous hyphae that branches in a T or L pattern and helps hold the fungus to substrate
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Arthroconidia
a type of fungal spore typically produced by segmentation of pre-existing fungal hyphae
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Chitin
a fibrous substance consisting of polysaccharides and forming the major constituent in the cell walls of fungi
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Sterigmata
a stalk or filament that bears conidia or spermatia
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Phialide
a flask shaped projection from the vesicle
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Tuberculate macroconidia
8-15 um in diameter conidia and have a thick wall with distinctive projections on the surface

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